Cook Head Start

About Cook Head Start

Cook Head Start is a center-based early care and education program for the students and families of Houston. Attending centers like Cook Head Start can benefit students who’re ready for a school-like environment, rich in activities, resources and opportunities to learn and grow, but don’t want to sacrifice on the close relationships with peers and staff that you’d expect from any child care provider. Students at Cook Head Start join a community of learners that will explore, play and grow together. In addition, a full-time early education and care schedule for children supports structured learning, cognitive development and social skills - and that’s what Houston parents can get at Cook Head Start! Cook Head Start provides a full-time program, which allows parents the time they need away to work and affords children the opportunities to learn, laugh, explore, play and get used to longer days. Children will enjoy a community with others their own ages and develop behavioral and social skills in Cook Head Start’s learning environment. Cook Head Start additionally takes a play-based approach to children's development and learning, facilitating education through interactive, hands-on activities that get children moving. Play-based environments structure their spaces to encourage students to move with independence, passion and explore at their own direction. Staff in these environments encourage and galvanize students to lean into their interests and build their own worlds in cooperation with their peers, and students gain cooperative, social and emotional skills as a result of these communal activities.